Approaching the Wind Temple (All Phases + Skydive) - Tears of the Kingdom OST

[@SafetyOST]

Timestamps: 0:00 - Rising Island Chain (Phase 1) 2:11 - Rising Island Chain (Phase 2) 4:22 - Rising Island Chain (Phase 3) 6:30 - Wind Temple Skydive (Above the Storm) 7:18 - Wind Temple Skydive (Through the Storm)

[@orange_turtle3412]

I love how when you bounce off the final sail and breach the clouds, the music completely cuts off. For a moment, you’re just left there suspended in the air in complete silence letting you take in the beauty of the world around you. Then you start to fall down and, as you dive down into the eye of the storm, the music kicks back in for the reveal of the temple.

[@Iffondrel]

Its so incredibly good. That moment took my breath away.

[@8cee]

oh yessssssssssssssssssss

[@menuki95]

@@Iffondrel was it a wild breath? Ah no that was the prior game! For real though that moment along with jumping into the depths the first time is goosebump inducing...

[@Rabbitrails315]

They really captured the expression of this, because this is a very important part, the reveal of what was causing the Rito to suffer.

[@SB-ex8nt]

TOTK puts a pretty big emphasis on the trip to the dungeons being a big piece of the dungeons themselves.

[@LinkMountaineer]

And I love that. Especially for the Wind Temple.

[@loganvest367]

As it should be. Zelda is all about experience. See OoT.

[@weepgamer]

The trip to the spirit temple was especially amazing, when you take that into account it has to be my favorite in the game

[@blueblurz9498]

That’s something Nintendo really tried to emphasize in Skyward Sword. You can see the development team has(mostly) learned to do better since

[@mrtesticlease4638]

never compare this game to oot, @@loganvest367 . buildup is one of the few things totk does right. it lacks payoff, unlike oot.

[@mictony999]

i love how the first part blends with the cold area theme

[@arpi_9248]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THAT!!

[@jakubopyrcha9222]

tshk tshk knock knock knock

[@dbest8083]

And it's incredible how they somehow made it sound _colder_

[@fawful94]

​@@dbest8083 and they did that by slightly changing the notes/pitch!

[@takfrosty]

They did something alike with the water temple

[@mariorendon1483]

This one was of my favorite moments of the game. The grand scale, scenery and music delivered. The moment when you jump from the last airship up to the sky and out of the gray cloud and all the light of the clear sky hit you before you plunge once again into the cloud and enter the temple was just pure magic. I would love to experience it for the first time again.

[@Akoukou27]

I totally agree !! For me it's a pitty they put it in the beginning of the game (for most of players), cause then, all the other trips for the dungeons were a bit disappointing :')

[@capndikkens5790]

​@@Akoukou27Agreed. I still love the other dungeons, but the Wind Temple is just so damn cool.

[@GardenArcade]

You couldn't convince me that ToTK doesn't have some of the most phenomenal music out of any Zelda game

[@holdeenyo8914]

Correction, out of any video game period

[@velleity5369]

it does in a more objective sense. shame how much was reused from BoTW

[@GardenArcade]

There's nothing wrong with that imo, Its a direct sequel and most of the themes were changed to some degree to make returning areas feel foreign. It's cool they did this like Majora's mask effect of the theme being altered pre dungeon and post dungeon when the area returns back to normal the theme comes back. @@velleity5369

[@Masckerdoom]

​@@velleity5369I disagree because Breath of the Wild's original music is the greatest music in Zelda history in my opinion. I couldn't be more happy to hear the same theme while riding.

[@loganvest367]

@@velleity5369 alot is new too, don't be a goon

[@IronianKnight]

Just IMAGINE if the devs had been allowed to cook the rest of the game as carefully as they had this segment, the Mineru quest line, and the final trip back under the castle. That wouldn't have been a game anymore, it would have been playable high art.

[@bunnyben87]

Just imagine: The Marbled Rock Roast is slowly trapping Gorons who eat it inside of entire geological veins of it, trapping them in the ground, almost as though they're being "webbed up" by a spider and being saved as food for later. Goron City is overrun by Baby Marbled Gohmas, so before you set out for Death Mountain, you need to use Yunobo's Sage Ability to free the trapped Gorons and destroy the Baby Gohmas. The way up Death Mountain is still a minecart ride, but with many more winding paths and you'd have to change paths to avoid debris, or use Yunobo's ability to blast it out of the way, then fight Moragia as usual at the top. The Fire Temple could remain Lost Gorondia, but overrun by Baby Gohmas, and singular Moragia heads are in the lava in the Depths. This is just my idea, and I'm no game designer, but this sounds much more engaging and compelling than "oh the Gorons are just high and that's bad"

[@cato3277]

@@bunnyben87to be fair the effects of Goron drug addiction are pretty heavy. Mining operations are at a crawl, gems are overpriced, Gorons even go out of their way to swindle you. There’s a young goron you can find trying to talk his brother out of spending all their money on the marbled rock roast. Be that as it may having baby marbled gohmas would have been really cool, the dungeons really needed more unique enemies.

[@8cee]

imagine they had a better hardware.... omg

[@PolarExpression1225]

​@@bunnyben87 Eh, not a bad idea, but I'd say the whole "high gorons" thing fits better with their comedic nature, ya know?

[@hododod246]

Mineru questline was peak gaming moment. It was far more better than climbing to wind temple.

[@troops3293]

I was absolutely SHAKING when 7:18 came in in-game. TOTK has to be among the most immersed I've felt while playing a game, ever.

[@heitormedina7098]

And yet this game was not the game of the year in 2023...

[@arpi_9248]

I LOVE HOW IT PLAYS A MENACING VERSION OF THE VAH MEDOH THEME THE HIGHER UP YOU GO 5:42 7:19.

[@BrendonKing]

Just remember Link has no way of making it to that Divine Beast on his own.

[@movinitlikedat45]

@@BrendonKing Yeah, the new elder had to get him up there.

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

@@movinitlikedat45 it's worse, it's a bird child at least with revali, an adult bird came to help. if only revali could see what has happened to link this time

[@movinitlikedat45]

@@TheOneWhoHasABadName Knowing Revali? He'd laugh and hurl insults at Link... at first.

[@vinnysinha2444]

the nods to the divine beasts and champions in the temple music made my heart so warm

[@ryanlevis7532]

Came here for 7:18. This is a masterpiece! Nintendo never disappoints when it comes to Zelda.

[@loganvest367]

7:18 is all that matters.

[@Becausing]

I love how much of a MOMENT this was for every person I've talked to about this game. Such perfect scoring!

[@svikelt]

Game music is frequently taken for granted by players. I'm someone whose experience is heavily influenced by music. This piece fully immersed me im the game. The mechanic of having the music intensify with more instruments as you rise through the islands was magical; it gave me goosebumps. When the gameplay, art style, and soundtrack work together to give intense feelings of suspense, thrill, and fear, you've got a damn good game.

[@loganvest367]

It was incredible.

[@lilianna9486]

5:41 Not only is that Vah Medoh's theme but its played using the same instrument that Kass uses

[@mrtesticlease4638]

its called a harmonica

[@komaedaspades]

@@mrtesticlease4638 you mean an accordion! accordion is the instrument kass plays in botw, the harmonica is played with your mouth!

[@lonkx2325]

Bro totk is going to be that game where I do a full giant play through, get somewhat burnt out, take a break, then listen to some of the music and get that magical feeling all over again and repeat

[@diameetinternetfriends1340]

It feels like Link was looking for Zelda, in a romantic sense, but the chilly harsh cold gave a sense of hopelessness

[@Iffondrel]

Credit where it's due, this was the most immersed I've ever been in a game. Absolutely a top moment in all my years of gaming.

[@williamthegeckowallace3573]

The vocals while diving made for one of my favourite moments in all of gaming fr

[@bluuddrop825]

There's something so mesmerizing and ambient about the Wind Temple Ascension Soundtrack that makes you feel like the hero of a dream. This was my favorite part of the main story

[@ovalsquare]

Best part of the entire game for me

[@loganvest367]

dont sleep on the demon kings army song

[@srikantasenadasa]

Was spectacular. It is one of the top gaming experiences in my life.

[@TheRuinedBoi]

I love that you blend the phases as if i was playing the game... I swear they went too hard on the wind temple. The slow eerie music that builds up the higher you climb which then get super chaotic when you are jumping on the ships. And when you jump over the storm it gets so calm. Then you skydive into the temple with a lovely blend of the temple music and the regular skydiving theme They went WAYYYY too hard

[@svikelt]

I love it. And the Wind Temple was my first temple when I was still in shock at how immaculate this game was. But to experience this level of suspense while awaiting to see what TotK's dungeons and bosses had to offer this time.

[@princesszelda125]

They definitely did not have to go this hard on the first temple of the game... but they did. They did that for all of us.

[@darkraiking680]

It makes me all the more glad I decided to save the wind temple for last. I went Gerudo, Goron, Zora, and Rito. I wanted to meet up with each of the troubles before deciding which one to move forward with, and well, when I met the Gerudo one last and it threw me immediately into the wolves with Riju… if felt like the most “immediate” threat I had to deal with. But having saved the Wind Temple for last, man the climb felt all the greater.

[@mattisonhudson9877]

Every time I hear the skydiving part….man I get chills! Such a perfect build up to that moment as you see the Stormwind Ark.

[@phixix]

8:27 - Taking your first breath after you break the clouds, and climb above the storm

[@seanmcconnell58]

The approaching Wind Temple and Wind Temple itself sequence is among my favorite moments in all video games.

[@dampysam8958]

They should have added a build up when climbing death mountain with Yunobo and then when jumping into death mountain it becomes dramatic. When Link and Sidon swim up the waterfall it should have music playing which picks up as they’re going. When Link and Riju explore the halls of the Lighting Temple before finding the main room music should play and become more dramatic with a desert spin to it. When Link goes across dragon head isles the music should have picked up or changed the closer you got to the mask. Every problem across Hyrule should have had music like this.

[@CoachCarter94]

I wish I could create a whole separate save data just for this portion of the game

[@8cee]

Damn still can't believe Tears of the Kingdom being 1 year old in 10 days. I just can't imagine time is flying so fast nowadays.... What an experience in Gaming also Music wise. This was the moment I was like goddman what a way to get to the Dungeon. Started playing games in the 90's with my father and we did know some glitches in Mario World without a book lol My alltime favorite moment!

[@katlicks]

This was basically my absolute favorite part of the game, and probably one of my favorite moments in any Zelda game. The pacing, the soundtrack, the absolute hype of the approach until you finally reach the payoff, absolutely amazing.

[@christoferrbethea3488]

6:30 i absolutely love the wind temple skydive this is the moment you are jump to the last airship up to the sky and the gray clouds and the light of the clear sky i would love to go skydive into the wind temple

[@sarahgonzales5598]

And all you thought was "why didn't we have this view in Breath Of The Wild?"

[@BrodyReyno]

This moment solidified this game as the best game I have ever played.

[@maldyishereyo3142]

This was the first temple i did and thought the ascent was incredible. Honestly one of the best pieces of any video game in my opinion. I was devastated to find out none of the other temples were like this in any way. There's just something so awe inspiring about climbing up island columns going up into the sky, barely hanging onto the thing that is keeping you from falling from high above. Especially that you're going up into an enormous storm.

[@rentsukasa2860]

So far this has been my favourite temple, and I've completed them all except for the Gerudo one, which I'm nearly to. I just have to find the red pillars. This music wrapped around my ears and truly immersed me in the game. I had chills the entire time, and couldn't help but cry a little at just how beautiful it was. This was the temple that truly took my breath away.

[@loganvest367]

One of the best moments, in any Zelda ever made.

[@leah_boyer]

this theme was ngl kinda scary. being so cold nothing could really help you. you’re up in the sky, can barely see, with the “cold” theme mixed into it. which captured the mystery and importance of the mission

[@ihopeyouandicanbefriends]

one of the greatest experiences ive had with a game in recent memory was this ascent, and the final dive toward the temple was my reward. It was truly a cinematic experience, the music held just as much weight as the visuals here. Those harsh windy strings giving way to a triumphant, determined finale with a wailing chorus that felt truly heavenly. The theme of the final dive stayed in my head for weeks after I'd experienced it.

[@saimysilvia]

oh my good the smooth build up at 7:15

[@LinkMountaineer]

Loved everything about this part of the game.

[@temex80]

in 2:22 i like how some of the colgera theme is in it

[@sofiaballester9881]

doctor: you have 8 minutes and 37 seconds to live me:

[@Quadraxis]

The piano part in the third phase reminds me so much of Blizzetta's theme from Twilight Princess.

[@elmariajin2077]

when the strings and the haunting kind of wailing sounds with the momentous bass/percussive section all sweep in when link glides in the eye of the storm to the wind temple is so perfect and chilling.

[@Beamo1080]

This was the part that made me feel like I was playing a Zelda game again for the first time since Skyward Sword.

[@dennisdesormier6886]

This piece of music is utterly stunning. I can't even begin to explain how fantastic it is. I've never wanted to make analysis videos, but I think this one may be my first.

[@adam-ll1yf]

Came to this game later than most, but having just finished this sequence in the game I must say it was one of the most immersive experiences I’ve had with a video game eve, and the music was a major part of that. There were points where I literally stopped what I was doing during the mission just to listen to how beautiful it sounded.

[@ScriabinistheGOAT24]

7:18 The music in this game is above any other soundtrack I've ever heard. Even better than the game itself.

[@padmoch2207]

Skydive part is my favorite track from a game, I want Medley with it and with parts of Colgera's battle theme and main theme

[@christoferrbethea3488]

when i first saw the wind temple in my dreams i was like going through all airships to reach the wind temple doing skydive into the storm

[@StarWarsUnited123]

one of the best experiences I have had in a game. Pure game design genius

[@TezasTunes]

God, I LOVE this song so much. Thank you for the amazing mix, both your old one and this one! I listen to it all the time, heheh. I was wondering, would you possibly be able to share the Above The Storm version of the Skydive? I can't seem to find it anywhere myself, and it's my favorite part of the track!

[@SafetyOST]

Thanks for the kind words :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZzMenSvjL2rjtE

[@jawadbenbrahim5933]

Classical Nintendo banger

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

Starting with 2:11 it really has the Tornado Movie vibes going on

[@jehodocarmo5441]

My gripe with this game is that this whole section (which the game inclines you to play first) is essentially (aside from the ending) the game's highest point in most of its regards and nothing else quite reaches it. You get a deeply blue-balling feel for the rest of the journey. Still a fantastic game but man if we only had the entirety of the game full of sequences like this. Just so profoundly cinematic in all levels of execution.

[@Maddy-Guthridge]

This is my favourite in terms of atmosphere but imo the lightning temple was pretty spectacular too

[@bigdawg12z]

the beginning and end are definitely the best parts

[@floriankringel8092]

This and the fire temple theme are outstanding! I love the new type of Zelda themes very much. The classics are very good, but the totk soundtracks catched me in one second. I've never thought that I like it so much! Koji Kondo is such a great artist and he made my childhood to a great time.

[@teeth-rq3dd]

This game made me actually get palmy hands when going to these various temples, especially this one.

[@pierrelebayon7562]

I think this was my favorite moment of the game, the strongest one

[@mattarificwolflink9280]

I love how it’s an even chillier sounding theme of the snow areas

[@immagical7036]

I wish I could play this part of the game for the first time all over again

[@hectorleon465]

What i loved about this song was to my surprise i was noticing the song was getting more intense and i was like asking myself "is it just me or is the music getting intense?" And little more higher it gives me the feels like "you know its not too late to turn back..." Then higher.... "Ok we could die up here any minute now!!" 😂 Man i love this part.

[@Vampirolol]

Probably one of the best sections in any game ever. The last minute was SO intense

[@i-work-at-enron]

There's this scene in The Matrix Revolutions when Neo and Trinity are trying to fend off an army of sentinels and they steer the ship towards the sky, and when they break through the mass of dark clouds there's a brief moment of calm where they see the sun for the first time, before once again plunging into darkness. Anyway, that's what the final descent into the Wind Temple reminded me of.

[@lettucep1ay]

Wow, this is a lot less stressful when I’m not constantly doing my best to make as much progress as I can with no cold protection and limited food and no way of cooking because I’m a massive idiot!

[@Manas-co8wl]

I feel like that's the way I should have played. If you're me, you already have 2 warm clothing, 15 hearts, and the Master Sword because for some reason I did all tears and most the shrines first before any of the other main quests.

[@bobdole4432]

Best part of the game

[@infusion6478]

When I played Totk I told myself I was just gonna explore, no dungeons toll I'd done most of the game. Then this came on...

[@Rabbitrails315]

I love how it sounds sorta like the The Thunderhead Isles at the beginning.

[@franciscodelaurentii]

Masterpiece

[@christoferrbethea3488]

going through all airships is that you are trying to reach the wind temple

[@Moridin69]

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN HOLY CRAP WHAT A GREAT GAME

[@visiblechaoticbread]

I love this way, way too much

[@sheepuff5999]

If Link ever goes back to the Sacred Realm, this should be what plays when he enters it

[@thegamingbean953]

The journey to the wind temple was so much better than the wind temple

[@Leo-hy8ct]

Damn was it hard to get up there

[@zeldacraft193]

Zelda got the best soundtracks out of any media and its not even close at all. every single fckn game brings masterpiece after masterpiece. just spirit tracks alone got better soundtrack than anything else.

[@dapineapplequeend7747]

W Spirit Tracks recognition

[@mr.linkinho9075]

The skydiving, holy shiit!!!!!!!

[@DIEGOJACOBTOSCANI]

They should’ve used the first part to remix the snow theme! It would’ve been perfect to change it up a bit

[@heitormedina7098]

5:43 i like this part

[@Irrenhaus3]

I made it to the temple without bird boi, went through all this awesomeness and then couldn't activate the warp at the entrance. Had to do half of the approach again after bird boi joined me. Not quite as epic the second time, especially because the final dive part doesn't play again. :(

[@Roover8138]

This music had to be inspired by Celeste

[@nmlss]

Have you ever heard of Richard Wagner???

[@MaxEvans-cc4fm]

2:35 I like this part because of how erie it is

[@dampysam8958]

Yeah it’s almost like “Where am I heading too” and it also hits the boss music.

[@MaxEvans-cc4fm]

@@dampysam8958 I also see it as gusts of wind trying to blow you away

[@goatmilk]

What is that little piano riff at the very end? I can’t place it

[@maybeher0]

p sure it's a variation of the landing jingle after regular skydiving

[@teero121]

imagine if the temples in this game were actual zelda dungeons instead of more pretty and unique looking divine beasts

[@bigdawg12z]

whine

[@dbest8083]

I swear the Switch was the only thing wrong with this game.

[@svennevs5740]

We need a switch 3 asap

[@TheInez]

Phase 1 should have been the default new cold area music , the reuse of the old one that basically puts me to sleep every time made me disappointed

[@firoanimatez7493]

0:15

[@HyLo-rule]

5:42 🇲🇫

[@Raza9428]

6:30 7:19